NURS 765 - Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum I

The emphasis of the course is on the application of evidence-based knowledge to clinical practice in primary care settings. Students will strengthen their health history and physical examination skills in the formulation of differential diagnoses and clinical decision-making relative to common primary care conditions and developmental variations such as pregnancy. Development of initial primary care procedural skills along with ordering and interpreting diagnostic testing will be included. This course provides the basis for integrating clinical data with knowledge of pathophysiology to formulate diagnostic hypotheses for clients across the lifespan. Prerequisites: Pre-requisite: or concurrent NURS 623, NURS 626, ACLS NURS 615, NURS 631, NURS 760. Credits: 6 (2.4)

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